Spalding and Magan's Unpublished Manuscript Testimonies - Ellen G. White

symmetrical character, so that they can be trusted
because they are conscientious Christians
themselves, under the chief Teacher, who has said,
"Learn of me, for I am meek and lowly of heart and
ye shall find rest unto your souls." Then learning in
Christ's school daily, they can educate children and
youth.
Self-cultured, self-controlled, under discipline
in the school of Christ, having a living connection
with the great Teacher, they will have an intelligent
knowledge of practical religion, and keeping their
own souls in the love of God, they will know how
to exercise the grace of patience and Christlike
forbearance. The patience, love, long forbearance,
and tender sympathies are called into activity. They
will discern that they have a most important field in
the Lord's vineyard to cultivate. They must lift up
their hearts unto God in sincere prayer. Be thou my
pattern, and then by beholding Jesus they will do
the works of Jesus Christ. Jesus said, the Son can
do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father
do. So with the sons and daughters of God: they
steadfastly and teachably look to Jesus, doing
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